MCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Friday, October 19, 2023
7:00 P.M.
Present: Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Alexis Fineman, Town of San Anselmo
David Fong, Town of Danville
Ryan Gregory, The County of Napa and Four Napa Cities
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Kerry Hillis, Town of Moraga
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Laura Nakamura, Alternate, City of Concord
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Gabe Paulson, City of Larkspur
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
K. Patrice Williams, City of Fairfield
Absent: Kari Birdseye, City of Benicia
Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
C. William Kircher, Town of Ross
Patricia Ponce, City of San Pablo
John Vasquez, County of Solano
Susan Wernick, City of Novato
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Board Clerk
Darlene Jackson, Lead Board Clerk
Alice Havenar-Daughton, VP of Customer
Programs introduced
Vicken Kasarjian, COO
DocuSign Envelope ID: 7ED8BC4A-A187-4CEC-AFD4-CDFEF474CD7C Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Coordinator
Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives,
Lillian Mirviss, Senior Legislative Manager
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Coordinator
Justine Parmelee, Director of Internal Operations
David Potovsky, Manager of Power Resources
Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Office Manager
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Dawn Weisz, CEO
1. Roll Call
Chair Scales-Preston called the regular meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were none.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
CEO Dawn Weisz introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 8.17.23 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Approval of 9.29.23 MCE Special Meeting Minutes
C.3 Approved Contracts for Energy Update
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Proposed Amended and Restated MCE Policy No. 003 Records Retention (Discussion/Action)
Action: It was M/S/C (Darling/Perkins) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1-C.3. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Birdseye, Dawson, Gioia, Kellman, Kircher, Ponce, Vasquez, Wernick, and DocuSign Envelope ID: 7ED8BC4A-A187-4CEC-AFD4-CDFEF474CD7C Catalina Murphy, General Counsel, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Meadows/Thier) to approve Proposed Amended and Restated MCE Policy No. 003 – Records Retention. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Birdseye, Dawson, Gioia, Kellman, Kircher, Ponce, Vasquez, Wernick, and Zorn).
7. Proposed Resolution 2023-10: Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Clean Energy Purchase Contract and Certain Other Documents in Connection with the Issuance of the California Community Choice Financing Authority Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds; and Certain Other Actions Required to Ensure the Reduction in the Costs of Renewable Energy Therewith (Discussion/Action)
Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Perkins/Quinto) to approve Resolution 2023-10:
Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Clean Energy Purchase Contract and Certain Other Documents in Connection with the Issuance of the California Community Choice Financing Authority Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds; and Certain Other Actions Required to Ensure the Reduction in the Costs of Renewable Energy Therewith. Motion carried by roll call vote. (No: Wilkinson, Abstained: Thier, Absent: Directors Birdseye, Dawson, Gioia, Kellman, Kircher, Ponce, Vasquez, Wernick, and Zorn).
8. Energy Storage Agreement with Corby Energy Storage, LLC (Discussion/Action)
David Potovsky, Manager of Power Resources, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Coler/Gulati) to authorize execution of the Energy Storage Agreement with Corby Energy Storage, LLC. for the purchase of all resources associated with the project including energy, RA, and Ancillary Services. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 7ED8BC4A-A187-4CEC-AFD4-CDFEF474CD7C Directors Birdseye, Dawson, Gioia, Kellman, Kircher, Ponce, Vasquez, Wernick, and Zorn).
9. Energy Storage Agreement with Key Energy Storage, LLC (Discussion/Action)
David Potovsky, Manager of Power Resources, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Thier/Perkins) to authorize execution of the Energy Storage Agreement with Key Energy Storage, LLC. for the purchase of all resources associated with the project including energy, RA and Ancillary Services. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent:
Directors Birdseye, Dawson, Gioia, Kellman, Kircher, Ponce, Vasquez, Wernick, and Zorn).
10.MCE Climate Action Leadership Award (Discussion)
Lillian Mirviss, Senior Legislative Manager, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
11.Proposed Resolution No. 2023-11 Accepting Award number DE-EE0010626 “Charged by Public Power - Community Voices & Community Choice” from the U.S. Department of Energy (Discussion/Action)
Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Gulati/Nakamura) to approve Proposed Resolution No. 2023-11 Accepting Award number DE-EE0010626 “Charged by Public Power - Community Voices & Community Choice” from the U.S.
Department of Energy. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Birdseye, Dawson, Gioia, Kellman, Kircher, Paulson, Ponce, Vasquez, Wernick, and Zorn).
12.Report on MCE FY2022/23 Financial Audit (Discussion) DocuSign Envelope ID: 7ED8BC4A-A187-4CEC-AFD4-CDFEF474CD7C Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
13.CCA Update on Bay Area Air Quality Management District Nitrogen Oxides Appliance Ban (Discussion)
Alice Havenar-Daughton, VP of Customer Programs, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
14.Adjournment
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the meeting at 9:57 p.m. to the next scheduled Board Meeting on November 16, 2023.
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Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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